Resources
Contact Information
Please contact us with any concerns of a potential loss of scientific integrity Failure, intentional or not, to adhere to the Scientific Integrity Policy or to the principles of honesty, objectivity, and transparency; professional practices; and/or ethical behavior when conducting, managing, using the results of, and communicating about science and scientific activities. [EPA 2025 Scientific Integrity Policy]. It is not necessary to identify yourself. However, if you choose to identify yourself, we are better able to address your concerns and update you on our progress.
Please remember that electronic communications are not confidential.
If confidentiality is a concern, your most secure methods of bringing something to our attention are U.S. mail, intra-Agency mail, the Inspector General Hotline, and by telephone if your number is not displayed. Please be advised, none of these methods assure your confidentiality or anonymity. See additional contact information on EPA's Scientific Integrity Intranet site.
Contact EPA's Scientific Integrity Official
If you wish to contact the Scientific Integrity Official about any other issue or to report an allegation An accusation of a suspected loss of scientific integrity or violation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy that is specifically designated as an allegation by the submitter. [EPA 2025 Scientific Integrity Policy] with your name included:
- Contact Francesca T. Grifo (grifo.francesca@epa.gov), Ph.D.
- Office Hours: Wednesday 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
- Refer to Reporting and Protections
- Biography of EPA's Scientific Integrity Official
- Contact the Scientific Integrity Program (Scientific_Integrity@epa.gov).
Scientific Integrity Committee
The Scientific Integrity Policy establishes a Scientific Integrity Committee to implement the policy. The committee consists of Deputy Scientific Integrity Officials that represent each of the Agency's Program Offices and Regions. Learn more about the Scientific Integrity Committee.
Contact EPA's Office of the Inspector General
Resources
- Whistleblower Protection Coordinator
- Scientific Integrity Charter (pdf)
- Office of General Counsel/Ethics
- More information on advice, allegations, and protections
- EPA's Principles of Scientific Integrity
- Scientific integrity interactive milestone timeline
Office of Inspector General Report on Scientific Integrity
In 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an audit that examined whether the EPA’s Scientific Integrity Policy was being implemented as intended to assure scientific integrity throughout the EPA. The OIG used the results of the survey and audit to make recommendations of further efforts needed to uphold Scientific Integrity Policy at EPA.
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Report: Further Efforts Needed to Uphold Scientific Integrity Policy at EPA
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EPA Response to OIG Report 20-P-0173 Recommendation #1 (pdf)
Related External Resources
The Scientific Integrity Program tracks external products and publications that concern scientific integrity. Below are a few publications.
- A Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice
- US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report, Scientific Integrity Policies: Additional Actions Could Strengthen Integrity of Federal Research (GAO-19-265)
- Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers – UNESCO
- Meaningful Transparency at EPA- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Strengthening Transparency and Accountability at EPA- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Recommendations for Implementing Obama Scientific Integrity Order
- Science for Policy Project- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Government of Canada Model Policy on Scientific Integrity
- Protecting the Integrity of Government Science- OSTP
- Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking